Sleeved 3/8

[jlweb23 5]

Hi, I am new here:) I did my surgery after 2 weeks of pre-op clears plus my eas shakes on 3/8. I did great, even though it was hard cooking for the kids! I had a rough time in the hospital. Didnt tolerate the narcotics, dry heaved for 48 hrs straight, which absolutely killed my stomach!! I was spitting out bloody sputum for about the first 4 days, and was totally freaked out. I wasn't able to swallow anything ( not even melted ice cubes) till the 3 rd day. I just couldnt swallow. I had hiatal hernia repair alao, but dr thought it was due to a lot of swelling from the surgery/ intubation/ vomiting. I started torodol, and continued it at home for a few days, which helped with inflammation. I went home after 3 days, even though i was onlt able to take in about 6 ounces that say. Mostly because my iv stopped working, and it took 2 anesthesiologists 8 pokes to get my first one) I thought i would be better at home. Well, I ended up going back on day 5 and 7 to get more iv fluids after getting very dehydrated. My stomach felt about 9 months pregnant and it hurt when i finally was able to swallow. On day 8, i started my full liquids and was excited to be able to drink my protien shakes again! So sick of clear liquids!! I am now feeling great! My belly gets really sore if i run around too much, which I have been doing. If i wake up good, I want to take the kids to the zoo or something, and then I pay for it later, lol. I also get extremely sore when I sleep. I usually have to take my lortab elixer at bed time, and then in the middle of the night. I have no heart burn, which is great since I started by full liquids 2 days ago, I have really been focusing niw on getting my 60 gms of protien. My eas shakes are 17 each. It takes me about 2 hrs to drink one though. I want to drink other things now that I can, but then I am worried i will be too full to get my protien drink in... My stomach swelling all of a sudden improved significantly:) my steri strips are still on. I noticed a few days ago that my belly button seemed moist. I tried to gently dry it out with a qtip, and some yucky stuff came out. It doest seem to be infected, but just wondering if it was moist from showering, or if i am leaking a little? Anybody else notice this? My other incisions are fine. My right side lower one has always been very sensitive on the surrounding skin, even if i lightly brush my skin. Weird! Anyway, was 205 when i strarted my pre-op liquids, 197 when i entered the hospital, back up to 203 the day after surgery, and 189 today!! I didnt loose anything on my first 5 days or so after discharge when i wasnt eating, then it flew off when i started my shakes again. It is so exciting to see the scale each day:) I am having some urges to cheat so bad on my liquid diet! My doc says no pureed till post op day 20:( i lnow its not safe to eat sooner, but that will be almost 6 weeks of only fluids fo me by the time i start purees!!

[jlweb23 5]

Just read thru this. Sorry for all of my typos:( Its har typing on my little ipod. Also wanted to mention I will be 30 next month. I have 3 kids. I am a nurse. My insurance approved my surgety after my 6 months of dr visits/ nut eval/ psych eval/ etc due to my high blood pressure ans bmi of 35. I actually did almost a year of appointments because I was holding off till my insurancw was approving the sleeve other than band. Glad I waited. My mother has had nothing but troubles with her band:(

[topgun 63]

Wow, your plate is full enough without all of these complications. You are tough, tho, and you will get all this behind you, soon. Best of luck!

[vsgm 31]

jlweb23: Wow! Sounds like you had quite a rough time! So sorry! Hopefully you can take it easy for a few weeks and just let yourself heal. It sounds like your stomach really needs that time to heal so I would follow just what the doctor orders (liquids) and let it heal. Also I know how tempting it is to want to take the kids to the zoo when you wake up feeling great, but don't over do it - - I literally had to force myself some days to chill and not get over excited when I was feeling good or I would definitely overdo it. For a change in liquids from your EAS Protein Drinks (I like these too! fast & good protein), you can blend some other Protein drinks (strawberry fatfree yogurt with some vanilla Protein Powder and water/ice, etc) so you're still doing liquid but also getting your protein. Watch that belly button too if it is still oozing any yuck - c/b infected so I'd keep an eye on that. Lots of Water and REST REST REST! You're losing so keep the faith!!

[jlweb23 5]

After tuesday, my family flies back to wi, and my husband back to work so I will be on my own with all the kids:( I will try and rest as much as I can, but to tell you the truth, ever since my surgery, I have not been able to get a wink of sleep! I feel tired but just have major insomnia. ). Is there any good protien powder that I can get from Walmart? Or do I need to make the trip to the Vitamin store? I tried one kind and it seemed to make it thick and foamy, which grossed me out. I know i need to stick to my liquids, I am too afraid of developing a leak by cheating! Thanks for the words of encouragement:)

[spadesmcloven 8]

I had a hiatel hernia as well, seems to be a common thing around here